Playing with collaging and relief through landscape
I can create a surreal collage landscape by combining found images, textures, and 3D elements to tell a story.
Playing with collaging and relief through landscape
I can create a surreal collage landscape by combining found images, textures, and 3D elements to tell a story.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Artists use collage techniques to create surreal landscapes.
- Images from magazines can be used to shape initial story ideas.
- Artists can use textured surfaces in their designs.
- Artists can manipulate 3D materials and skills to add interest and depth to a collage.
Keywords
Juxtaposition - when very different images are brought together to create new or surprising ideas
Texture - how something feels when it is touched, the feel or appearance of a surface
Manipulate - handle or control something, like a material or image, in a skillful manner to alter it
Depth - where an artwork looks like it is three dimensional
Common misconception
Collage landscapes should always look realistic.
Collage allows us to create landscapes that don’t have to follow real world rules. Surreal landscapes encourage imagination and creativity beyond what we see in everyday life.
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Equipment
Magazines, books, newsapapers, scissors, glue, card, tape, wire, string. Optional: paint and print materials to create your own surface.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
combines found objects in a composition to communicate ideas
helps reveal new meanings through context and narrative
can reflect personal or collective history
allows the artist to use everyday objects to communicate meaning
Exit quiz
6 Questions
a combination of unrelated images to create surprising contrasts
placing multiple images on top of each other to create depth
cutting images into unusual shapes to form new, imaginative forms
softly merging different elements to create a seamless look